by M.J. Moneymaker,  board member of The Bechdel Group

Thanks to your fabulous support we are able to continue our new works readings that pass the Bechdel test. Join us in one week for our next reading on Monday, October 30th. Let us know that you are attending via our Facebook page.

Siblings, politics, grief, physics, and fraud all come together for a fabulous night of new work. We are hugely excited to be featuring selections from two amazing playwrights, with two very different takes on family bonds.

In Claudia Haas' Making Some Noise, three sisters gather for the anniversary of their mother’s death on 9/11. Having sat shiva every year since 2001, they ask themselves: what is the make-up of a life? And what happens when one no longer wishes to continue the tradition of grieving?

And in Lolly Ward's Theory of Nothing, once upon a space-time continuum, a scientist married a sculptor and had two kids who lied. In one wild night of discovery, secrets unravel to reveal lost ambitions, lost loves, and lost minds.

Please join us on Monday, October 30th from 6-9 pm. We are thrilled to be holding this month's reading in the basement room of Mr. Dennehy's Irish Pub, at 63 Carmine Street in the West Village. Have a drink, have a meal, and have a festive chat about our two fantastic scripts.

In the meantime, you can listen to one of our 10 minute play podcasts. This play was part of our 24hr Writers' Challenge this year. The prompt for writers - write about love, but not romantic love. The challenge culminates into an evening of 10 minute play readings. In addition to the readings, we have been working on turning them into podcasts. We are also working to develop book anthologies of these plays.

So, let's review The Bechdel Group criteria before you listen to this play:

• must have two women who speak to each for more than two pages
• who both have full names
• that have a conversation that’s not about a man
• additional perimeter: write about love, but not romantic love

​You can also listen to the podcast via: soundcloud, iTunes, and Google Play.

We present:  "For Mr.  Cuddles" by Erin Moughon

Actors

• Molly – Meghan O'Connor
  
• Sarah – Pam Karp
• Beth – Laura Winters
  

Music
The Torn Letter by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD) (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/51329 Ft: Doxent Zsigmond

The Crime by reiswerk (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/Reiswerk/55464 Ft: Anchor
Sounding mixing and editing (improving with each podcast)
MJ Moneymaker

by M.J. Moneymaker,  board member of The Bechdel Group

Our next new works reading is October 30th at Mr. Dennehy's Irish Pub & Restaurant. Please join us, details are available on our Facebook page. In the meantime, you can listen to one of our 10 minute play podcasts.

This is another 10 minute play that was part of our 24hr Writers' Challenge this year. The prompt for writers - write about love, but not romantic love. The challenge culminates into an evening of 10 minute play readings. In addition to the readings, we have been working on turning them into podcasts. We are also working to develop book anthologies of these plays.

So, let's review The Bechdel Group criteria before you listen to this play:

• must have two women who speak to each for more than two pages
• who both have full names
• that have a conversation that’s not about a man
• additional perimeter: write about love, but not romantic love

​You can also listen to the podcast via: soundcloud, iTunes, and Google Play.

We present:  "Vanessa" by Hope Johnson

Special thanks to our writers and actors contributing their talent for the readings. Credits:

Writer: Hope Johnson

Actors

• Conscience 1 - Anthony Scavone
  
• Conscience 2 - Laura Winters
• Vanessa – Meghan O’Connor

Music
Reflections in Bossa by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD) (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/49652 Ft: YusefFarah

by M.J. Moneymaker,  board member of The Bechdel Group

Our next new works reading is October 30th at Mr. Dennehy's Irish Pub & Restaurant. Please join us, details are available on our Facebook page. In the meantime, you can listen to one of our 10 minute play podcasts.

This 10 minute play was part of our 24hr Writers' Challenge this year. The prompt for writers: write about love, but not romantic love. The challenge culminates into an evening of 10 minute play readings. In addition to the readings, we have been working on turning them into podcasts. We are also working to develop book anthologies of these plays.

So without further ado, we present:
"The Visitation" by Renee´ Flemings

Special thanks to our writers and actors contributing their time and talent for this podcast:
Actors

• Gayle - Pam Karp
• Brenda - Adriana Jones
• Eleanor - Meghan O'Connor
• Chase - Anthony Scavone

Sounding mixing and editing (doing my best)
MJ Moneymaker

WE DID IT! And you made it happen!! Thanks to your support, the Write for Women Campaign raised over $5000! We are so grateful for and honored by your help and your part in this community. We're looking forward to January's 24 Hour Challenge, where we'll be honoring (and naming characters for!) our amazing donors. We are so pleased to be able to continue our work. You have made it possible to:
*Continue our monthly readings and events
*File our 501(c)3 paperwork
and
*Publish our 10 minute play anthologies
Thank you! Thank you!
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Speaking of readings ...
Please join us Monday, October 30th from 6-9pm for our October Reading!
We'll be featuring selections from Lolly Ward's Theory of Nothing and Claudia Haas' Making Some Noise. We're thrilled to be working with these amazing writers, and to be holding this month's reading at the fabulous Mr. Dennehy's (63 Carmine Street in the West Village). Mark your calendars!